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Biglari questioned the credentials of board member [[James W. Bradford]] in 2012.<ref name="nashresumegate">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Résumé-gate at Cracker Barrel?|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/area-stocks/article/20466566/rsumgate-at-cracker-barrel|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nashregretsbradford">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Cracker Barrel regrets Bradford bio confusion, says Owen dean 'beyond reproach'|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/home/article/20466578/cracker-barrel-regrets-bradford-bio-confusion-says-owen-dean-beyond-reproach|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nashtriestoclear">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Cracker Barrel tries to clear the Bradford air|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/home/article/20466661/cracker-barrel-tries-to-clear-the-bradford-air|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> |
Biglari questioned the credentials of board member [[James W. Bradford]] in 2012.<ref name="nashresumegate">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Résumé-gate at Cracker Barrel?|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/business/area-stocks/article/20466566/rsumgate-at-cracker-barrel|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nashregretsbradford">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Cracker Barrel regrets Bradford bio confusion, says Owen dean 'beyond reproach'|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/home/article/20466578/cracker-barrel-regrets-bradford-bio-confusion-says-owen-dean-beyond-reproach|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 9, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nashtriestoclear">{{cite news|last1=De Lombaerde|first1=Geert|title=Cracker Barrel tries to clear the Bradford air|url=http://www.nashvillepost.com/home/article/20466661/cracker-barrel-tries-to-clear-the-bradford-air|accessdate=June 23, 2017|work=The Nashville Post|date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> |
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On March 14th 2019 it was reported that Biglari wants Cracker Barrel to close its Start up company Holler & Dash.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrn.com/family-dining/activist-pushes-cracker-barrel-divest-holler-dash?NL=NRN-02_&Issue=NRN-02__20190315_NRN-|last=Ruggless |first=Ron|date= Mar 14, 2019|title=Activist pushes Cracker Barrel to divest Holler & Dash|work=[[Nation's Restaurant News]]|accessdate=March 15, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Maxim== |
==Maxim== |
Revision as of 12:32, 15 March 2019
Sardar Biglari | |
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Born | |
Citizenship | Iranian-American |
Alma mater | Trinity University |
Occupation(s) | Founder, Chairman and CEO, Biglari Holdings |
Sardar Biglari (Persian: سردار بیگلری; born August 30, 1977) is an American entrepreneur and is the founder, chairman and CEO of Biglari Holdings,[2] a holding company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BH. Biglari controls the Steak 'n Shake Company, First Guard Insurance, Maxim Magazine and the Western Sizzlin corporation among others, which are subsidiaries of Biglari Holdings.[3] Biglari is also founder, chairman and CEO of Biglari Capital, the general partner to The Lion Fund.
Early history
Biglari was born in Iran in 1977, two years before the Iranian Revolution. The family escaped Iran as refugees and in 1984, the family moved to San Antonio, Texas.[4]
Business career
At the age of 18, he founded INTX.net, an internet service provider, by raising $15,000. In 1999 with concerns about the tech bubble, he sold the company to Internet America.[5] With the proceeds of the sale, Biglari started an investment partnership at the age of 22. The fund bought shares in restaurant companies including Friendly Ice Cream and Western Sizzlin Corp., which he became chairman and CEO of in 2006. Friendly Ice Cream founder, Prestley Blake, found an ally in Biglari [6] and he cashed out and profited when Friendly's was bought out by a private-equity firm.[7] The case was covered by Harvard Business School Professors Fabrizio Ferri, V.G. Narayanan and James Weber.[8]
Biglari operates Biglari Holdings in San Antonio with a corporate staff of 4. The holding company has over 21,000 employees in total.[9]
Steak 'n Shake
In August 2008, Biglari took over Steak 'n Shake, which had been losing more than $100,000 a day. Biglari turned the company around from near insolvency to one making more than $100,000 a day.[10] By 2015, the company had attained 24 consecutive quarters of same-store sales increases under Biglari.[11]
Cracker Barrel
Biglari bought 4.7 million shares of Cracker Barrel in 2011.[12] In 2014, Harvard Business School professors Suraj Srinivasan and Tim Gray wrote a case study on Biglari and Cracker Barrel.[13] By 2016 the investment in Cracker Barrel had gained 284% making Biglari over half a billion dollars.[14]
Biglari questioned the credentials of board member James W. Bradford in 2012.[15][16][17]
On March 14th 2019 it was reported that Biglari wants Cracker Barrel to close its Start up company Holler & Dash.[18]
Maxim
On February 27, 2014, Maxim was bought by Biglari who commented, "We plan to build the business on multiple dimensions, thereby energizing our readership and viewership.".[19] In January 2016, Biglari officially took over as Editor-in-Chief of Maxim, though a Maxim staffer said that the new masthead title just formalizes what has always been clear: Biglari exercises full editorial control over Maxim. At one point last year, the staffer said, he decided to throw out a nearly-complete version of the December issue in order to completely redesign the magazine.[20] On January 13, 2016 Gilles Bensimon joined Biglari as a special creative director. "What drew me to Maxim was Sardar's vision for the brand," said Bensimon.[21]
First Guard Insurance
ON March 19, 2014, Biglari purchased First Guard Insurance Company. First Guard Founder and CEO Ed Campbell said: "I couldn't imagine a better, more fitting owner of First Guard."[22]
References
- ^ "2014: A Blowout Compensation Year for Sardar Biglari - Restaurant Industry Insight and Analysis - March 2015". Restfinance.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Profile on Forbes Archived October 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Biglari Holdings Inc". Biglariholdings.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Roose, Kevin (2012-02-06). "Sardar Biglari Take a Page From Warren Buffett for His Own Path". Dealbook.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Weiss, Sebastian (August 1, 1999). "Geek Internet provider buys out INTX.Net". American City Business Journals.
- ^ "In Friendly's Fight, a Brotherly Feud - The New York Times". Dealbook.nytimes.com. 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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- ^ "BH Company Profile & Executives - Biglari Holdings Inc. - Wall Street Journal". quotes.wsj.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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- ^ "Cracker Barrel Adopts Poison Pill". Dealbook.nytimes.com. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
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suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Caleb Melby (2016-10-13). "Even a 284% Five-Year Gain Doesn't Impress Cracker Barrel's Top Shareholder". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (October 8, 2012). "Résumé-gate at Cracker Barrel?". The Nashville Post. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (October 9, 2012). "Cracker Barrel regrets Bradford bio confusion, says Owen dean 'beyond reproach'". The Nashville Post. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ De Lombaerde, Geert (October 15, 2012). "Cracker Barrel tries to clear the Bradford air". The Nashville Post. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ Ruggless, Ron (Mar 14, 2019). "Activist pushes Cracker Barrel to divest Holler & Dash". Nation's Restaurant News. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- ^ Jefferson, Greg (2014-03-07). "Biglari's 'Maxim' purchase is a classic 'alpha-dog' move - San Antonio Express-News". Expressnews.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Sterne, Peter (2016-01-08). "Maxim to name owner Sardar Biglari editor in chief- POLITICO Media". Capitalnewyork.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ Alexandra Steigrad (2016-01-13). "Maxim Taps Gilles Bensimon as Special Creative Adviser – WWD". Wwd.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
- ^ "Biglari Holdings Inc. Acquires First Guard Insurance Company". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2017-06-23.